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The brutal year for tech workers continues… More layoffs, this time at Microsoft’s gaming unit. But what about startups? Will they face a mass extinction event this year

Blockbuster earnings for Netflix…  Today, what can the numbers tell us about the tech earnings yet to come.

More layoffs at Google – this time within X, its innovation lab responsible for moonshot projects. Today – what’s inside Google’s moonshot factory; what might actually become a business; and why it’s…

One veteran Wall Street strategist is making a BULLISH comparison to 1999 – saying the market could be set for a tech-led party. Why there’s still room to run for some key valuation metrics if you’re…

One week on from Bitcoin's momentous Wall Street moment, the results are underwhelming. The price of #Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level since the SEC approval, underperformed gold, bonds and glo…

Bitcoin has officially arrived on Wall Street. The SEC’s approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs now gives the cryptocurrency legitimacy, accessibility, mainstream reach and Wall Street acceptance. But Bitc…

More layoffs at Google. CEO Sundar Pichai warns that more cuts are coming as the company gears up for its AI goals… Plus why some private companies are acting like public companies.

One of the most anticipated IPOs of the year risks not happening at all… Plus what is an AI phone?

After a stumble to start 2024, there’s been a rotation to quality. The biggest tech stocks have continued their dominance… So what are the major roadblocks to that story this year? It comes back to E…

Can Nvidia run it back? The stock market darling is soaring this week after it already ran up 240% last year. Today – the debate around valuation, hype and reality.

Apple’s loudest critics have said it’s playing catch up in the AI race, blaming its underperformance last year, at least compared to its megacap tech peers, on its lack of a clear AI strategy. But lo…

The tech layoffs just keep coming. The latest: Google cutting hundreds of jobs in its engineering, product and hardware divisions. How the future of Google is making itself felt within Google.

What is the reality in the software sector? We're seeing a wave of layoffs to start 2024 at Unity and Twitch, along with some CEO changes at Twilio and Match. Is the sector recovering… or is this new…

Microsoft's multi-billion dollar investment into OpenAI and its all-out embrace of ChatGPT could now be the subject of a merger investigation in the EU. Why, and why Europe?

Apple stock is off to its worst start of the year since 1982… But could the iPhone maker be an AI darkhorse in 2024.

The future of Google Search is one of the biggest questions in tech since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene… Does Google continue to dominate, or will it be disrupted by a generative AI upstart? This w…

The end of the cookie. Google starts to disable one of the most effective but infamous ad tracking devices for its chrome browser today – a major change. What it signals about the digital ad landscap…

Data shows new businesses are being created at a faster pace outside Silicon Valley… in places like Atlanta and New Orleans. But was that actually a bubble phenomenon, and is AI now bringing the acti…

Barclays warns of weakening demand for iPhones

Beware the Blockbuster IPO…. 2023’s big listings highlighted some issues within capital markets… and why retail investors should proceed with caution.